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Coronavirus cases in the UK surged after the government added loss of smell and taste to the list of disease symptoms, a coronavirus symptom tracker has claimed. Covid Symptom Tracker saw its estimated total number of cases jump by 27,441 in the four days following the announcement on May 18, to 279,188. The app also … Read more
People should now self-isolate if they lose their sense of smell or taste because it is a definite symptom of coronavirus, the government announced today. In the first change to the policy since the beginning of the outbreak, officials have added a third tell-tale sign to the government’s definition of COVID-19. The chief medical officers … Read more
Two-in-three people are misdiagnosed after turning to ‘Dr Google’ with their symptoms, new research shows. Online symptom checkers got the right illness just 36 per cent of the time, and placed it in the top three in only 52 per cent of cases. Warnings to visit health services were also inappropriate in more than half … Read more
Losing your sense of smell or taste IS a symptom of coronavirus, UK officials finally admit as they urge Brits to self-isolate if it happens to them The three official symptoms are now fever, new cough, or lost sense of smell If you get one of these you should self-isolate at home for at least … Read more
A new, raised red rash and unexplained marks on the skin could be signs of Covid-19, experts have warned. Data from Italy indicates as many as one in five people hospitalised with Covid-19 may develop rashes or experience changes to the skin. In some cases, a rash could potentially be the first – or only … Read more
Bruising and lesions on the feet could be a sign of coronavirus, doctors in Spain suspect. Patients with either purple chickenpox or chilblain-like marks on their toes have tested positive for the killer infection. ‘Numerous cases’ have been reported in Spain as well as Italy and France, as the disease continues to rage across Europe. … Read more
Data scientist reveals EYE PAIN may be a symptom of Covid-19 after tracking Google searches in some of the worst-hit American states Searches for the phrase ‘loss of smell’ highest in NY, NJ, Louisiana and Michigan Data scientist argues Google searches can determine next outbreak of Covid-19 He also says there is evidence to suggest … Read more
Data gathered by a new specially-designed symptom tracking app suggests there are currently 1.9 million people aged 20-69 in the UK who have symptomatic Covid-19. Contributors can track their daily health on the specially-created app, which is also being used by healthcare and hospital workers nationwide. It comes as the UK today announced yet another … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
A Washington state woman who has recovered from coronavirus says she experienced no coughing or sneezing and claims she recovered by staying at home and taking over-the-counter medicine. Elizabeth Schneider lives in Seattle, the biggest city in state which also has the highest coronavirus death rate in the United States, with 31 people dead. Schneider … Read more